Сity, west-central Honduras, on the right bank of the Humuya River in a fertile valley. Founded in 1537 as Valladolid de Santa María de Comayagua, the town served as the Spanish colonial capital of Honduras province. A variation of its name, Comayaguela, is used for the government district of Tegucigalpa. It suffered damage in the 19th-century political upheavals of Honduras and in rivalry with Tegucigalpa for the position of national capital, but only in 1880 was the capital finally transferred to Tegucigalpa. Colonial buildings include a notable Spanish Baroque cathedral (1715), four 16th-century churches, and a former university.